Ali Monologue

Ali by Gregory Allen Howard

Character:

Muhammad Ali

Gender:

Male

Age (range):

18 - 55

Style:

Drama

Length:

2 minutes

Muhammad Ali: I ain't draft dodging. I ain't burning
no flag. I ain't running to Canada. I'm staying right here. You want
to send me to jail? Fine, you go right ahead. I've been in jail for
400 years. I could be there for 4 or 5 more, but I ain't going no 10,000
miles to help murder and kill other poor people. If I want to die, I'll
die right here, right now, fightin' you, if I want to die. You my enemy,
not no Chinese, no Vietcong, no Japanese. You my opposer when I want
freedom. You my opposer when I want justice. You my opposer when I want
equality. Want me to go somewhere and fight for you? You won't even
stand up for me right here in America, for my rights and my religious
beliefs. You won't even stand up for my right here at home.